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What is inequality?

Here's what the public said.

Inequality in the UK and Zambia

"I'm disappointed I've had to use a food bank as you want to be able to survive on your own, but at least there are people out there who help."
Tracy, from Ilford, has worked in low-paid jobs since school. Her partner, a teaching assistant, only gets paid during term time. During holidays, their family income is £8 per week.

"We are better off if we are all at the same level… If we were all equal, we could all have control of our own affairs."
Barbara, from Chiawa in Zambia, faces a daily struggle to feed her family and often goes to bed hungry - even as Zambia's economy grows by 7% each year. Read her story.

Sometimes it feels like we only hear tales of conflict, disaster and sadness. But thanks to your support, Oxfam has been able to bring real, precious, unexpected hope to people in seemingly desperate situations